Wednesdays are all about personal finance here at Abnormal Returns. You can check out last week’s links including a look at the nature of financial surprises in retirement.
Quote of the day
“What really matters is not how much wealth a person has, but how they obtained it and how they choose to use it.” – Jason Butler
Time management
- How much time the average American spends on their personal finances. (fool.com)
- How much time SHOULD you spend on your finances? There is a lot of room between neglect and overthinking things. (awealthofcommonsense.com)
Advice
- Not many people want to hear it, but having more money can bring more problems. (blairbellecurve.com)
- Richard Quinn, "Social Security is so complicated that no average person can navigate the benefit claiming choices." (humbledollar.com)
- What credentials does your financial advisor hold? (humbledollar.com)
Financial stress
- What a stress-test of your finances should include. (evidenceinvestor.com)
- Anybody can have a bad money month from time to time. (thesimpledollar.com)
- American households aren't the only ones stretched. A look at Canada reveals financial stress. (bnnbloomberg.ca)
Spending
- The cost of all these new subscriptions services can sneak up on you. (cnbc.com)
- In today's market, a used car may not always be the best deal. (thesimpledollar.com)
Personal finance
- Frequently checking your account balances, or your child's grades, are not going to help anything. (tonyisola.com)
- Are there things in your financial life you are addicted to? (calibratingcapital.com)
- Why more of our financial life is going to get automated and optimized. (a16z.com)
- Growfund brings the benefits of a donor-advised fund to average Americans. (humbledollar.com)
- Which HSAs are best for investing. (morningstar.com)
